Improvement in vehicle-springs



R. H. GUYERQ VEHICLE-SPRING. No. 173,622. Patented Feb. 15, 1876.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

RICHARD H. GUYER, 0F LAFAYETTE, INDIANA.

IMPROVEMENT IN VEHICLE-SPRINGS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 173,622, dated February15, 1876 application filed January 22, 1876.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, R. H. GUYER, of LaFayette,in the county of Tippecanoe and in the State of Iiidiana, haveinvented certain newand useful Improvements in Vehicle-Sprin gs and dohereby declare that the following is a 'full, clear, and exactdescription thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,and to the letters of reference marked thereon, making a part of thisspecification.

My invention relates to vehicle'springs and it consists in theconstruction and general arrangement of a saddle to straddle the end ofthe wagon-bolster, and having at each end a pocket or a plug or nippleto receive a coiled I spring, as, will be hereinafter more fully setforth.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which my inventionappertains to make and use the same, I will now proceed to desimply hungthereon. At each end of the saddle A is formed a pocket, B, in which isplaced a coiled spring, 0, to support the wagoil-bed, there being underthe bed four of these saddles, with eight pockets and eight springs.These saddles, being hung on the bolsters can be easily taken off bysimply lifting the wagon-bed; or the springs canbe taken out andreplaced by springs capable of sustaining different weights, runningfrom one to ten thousand pounds, simply by having lighter or heaviersteel coil-springs.

In place of the'pocket's B, the saddles may be formed, as shown in Fig.3, at each end with a verticalplug or nipple, 'D, around which the lowerend of the spring is placed.

Having thus fully described my invention,

what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A saddle hung loosely upon a wagonbolster, and supporting at its endscoiled springs for the wagoirbed to rest on, as herein set forth.

2. The saddle A, provided at its ends with the pockets B B, or theirequivalents, for holding the coil-springsG O, substantially as hereinsetforth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this1st day of January, 1876.

RICHARD H. GUYER.

Witnesses:

GEORGE J. KELLAM, CHARLES W. HAVENBURG.

